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Number of parliamentary inquiries, per year
The total number of inquiries/investigations can include those carried out by any committee (permanent or ad-hoc) or specialized body within parliament. In the case an inquiry/investigation spans more than one year it is ounted once in the year it was initiated. The power of a parliament to carry out inquiries and the way in which they are done varies across parliaments.
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Aggregated data as of today
Number of parliamentary inquiries, per year | Number of countries |
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0 - 9 | 83 |
10 - 19 | 5 |
20 - 29 | 8 |
30 - 39 | 5 |
40 - 301 | 3 |
301 | 1 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Latest data
Country | Chamber | Number of parliamentary inquiries, per year |
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House of the People (Suspended) | No information available | |
Albania | Parliament | No information available |
Algeria | National People's Assembly | No information available |
Andorra | General Council | 0 (2022) |
Angola | National Assembly | No information available |
Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives | No information available |
Argentina | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
Armenia | National Assembly | 2 (2023) |
Australia | House of Representatives | 28 (2022) |
Austria | National Council | 1 (2022) |
Azerbaijan | National Assembly | No information available (2023) |
Bahamas | House of Assembly | No information available |
Bahrain | Council of Representatives | 2 (2022) |
Bangladesh | Parliament | 0 (2024) |
Barbados | House of Assembly | No information available |
Belarus | House of Representatives | 0 (2024) |
Belgium | House of Representatives | 1 (2023) |
Belize | House of Representatives | No information available |
Benin | National Assembly | No information available |
Bhutan | National Assembly | 34 (2023) |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives | 1 (2020) |
Botswana | National Assembly | 0 (2022) |
Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | 3 (2022) |
Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | 0 (2021) |
Bulgaria | National Assembly | No information available |
Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | 0 (2023) |
Burundi | National Assembly | No information available |
Cabo Verde | National Assembly | 2 (2023) |
Cambodia | National Assembly | No information available |
Cameroon | National Assembly | No information available |
Canada | House of Commons | 4 (2022) |
Central African Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
Chad | Transitional National Council | 0 (2020) |
Chile | Chamber of Deputies | 9 (2022) |
China | National People's Congress | 3 (2022) |
Colombia | House of Representatives | No information available |
Comoros | Assembly of the Union | No information available |
Congo | National Assembly | No information available |
Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | 16 (2022) |
Croatia | Croatian Parliament | 0 (2023) |
Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | No information available |
Cyprus | House of Representatives | 0 (2023) |
Czechia | Chamber of Deputies | 0 (2022) |
Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly | 0 (2021) |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | No information available |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly | No information available |
Denmark | The Danish Parliament | 2 (2022) |
Djibouti | National Assembly | No information available |
Dominica | House of Assembly | No information available |
Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
Ecuador | National Assembly | 11 (2021) |
Egypt | House of Representatives | No information available |
El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
Eritrea | National Assembly | No information available |
Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | 0 (2023) |
Eswatini | House of Assembly | No information available |
Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives | 0 (2022) |
Fiji | Parliament | 0 (2022) |
Finland | Parliament | No information available |
France | National Assembly | 9 (2023) |
Gabon | Transitional National Assembly | 0 (2022) |
Gambia (The) | National Assembly | No information available |
Georgia | Parliament | 1 (2021) |
Germany | German Bundestag | 1 (2023) |
Ghana | Parliament | 34 (2022) |
Greece | Hellenic Parliament | 2 (2022) |
Grenada | House of Representatives | No information available |
Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | 0 (2022) |
Guinea | Transitional National Council | No information available |
Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | No information available |
Guyana | National Assembly | 1 (2022) |
Haiti | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
Honduras | National Congress | No information available |
Hungary | National Assembly | 0 (2022) |
Iceland | Parliament | 0 (2021) |
India | House of the People | 0 (2022) |
Indonesia | House of Representatives | 0 (2020) |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | No information available |
Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | 8 (2021) |
Ireland | House of Representatives | 0 (2022) |
Israel | Parliament | 0 (2021) |
Italy | Chamber of Deputies | 0 (2022) |
Jamaica | House of Representatives | No information available |
Japan | House of Representatives | No information available |
Jordan | House of Representatives | 25 (2022) |
Kazakhstan | House of Representatives | No information available |
Kenya | National Assembly | 1 (2022) |
Kiribati | House of Assembly | No information available |
Kuwait | National Assembly | 37 (2022) |
Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | No information available |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
Latvia | Parliament | 11 (2022) |
Lebanon | National Assembly | 2 (2022) |
Lesotho | National Assembly | No information available |
Liberia | House of Representatives | No information available |
Libya | House of Representatives | 20 (2021) |
Liechtenstein | Diet | 0 (2022) |
Lithuania | Parliament | 0 (2022) |
Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | 0 (2022) |
Madagascar | National Assembly | 6 (2021) |
Malawi | National Assembly | 0 (2022) |
Malaysia | House of Representatives | 55 (2022) |
Maldives | People's Majlis | 1 (2023) |
Mali | Transitional National Council | 0 (2020) |
Malta | House of Representatives | 0 (2021) |
Marshall Islands | Parliament | No information available |
Mauritania | National Assembly | No information available |
Mauritius | National Assembly | 0 (2023) |
Mexico | Chamber of Deputies | 0 (2022) |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | 10 (2021) |
Monaco | National Council | No information available |
Mongolia | State Great Hural | No information available |
Montenegro | Parliament | 0 (2020) |
Morocco | House of Representatives | No information available |
Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | No information available |
House of Representatives (Suspended) | No information available | |
Namibia | National Assembly | No information available |
Nauru | Parliament | No information available |
Nepal | House of Representatives | 0 (2023) |
Netherlands | House of Representatives | 1 (2021) |
New Zealand | House of Representatives | 21 (2022) |
Nicaragua | National Assembly | No information available |
Niger | National Assembly | No information available |
Nigeria | House of Representatives | No information available |
North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | 0 (2022) |
Norway | Parliament | 0 (2023) |
Oman | Shura Council | No information available |
Pakistan | National Assembly | 32 (2023) |
Palau | House of Delegates | 0 (2020) |
Panama | National Assembly | No information available |
Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | No information available |
Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies | 3 (2021) |
Peru | Congress of the Republic | 2 (2023) |
Philippines | House of Representatives | No information available |
Poland | Sejm | 0 (2022) |
Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | 1 (2023) |
Qatar | Shura Council | 6 (2023) |
Republic of Korea | National Assembly | No information available |
Republic of Moldova | Parliament | 12 (2021) |
Romania | Chamber of Deputies | 2 (2022) |
Russian Federation | State Duma | No information available |
Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | 0 (2021) |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | No information available |
Saint Lucia | House of Assembly | No information available |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | No information available |
Samoa | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
San Marino | Great and General Council | 2 (2021) |
Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | 0 (2022) |
Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | No information available |
Senegal | National Assembly | 1 (2021) |
Serbia | National Assembly | 6 (2024) |
Seychelles | National Assembly | No information available |
Sierra Leone | Parliament | 31 (2023) |
Singapore | Parliament | 3 (2021) |
Slovakia | National Council | 5 (2022) |
Slovenia | National Assembly | 8 (2022) |
Solomon Islands | National Parliament | 23 (2023) |
Somalia | House of the People | No information available |
South Africa | National Assembly | 1 (2023) |
South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly | No information available |
Spain | Congress of Deputies | 1 (2022) |
Sri Lanka | Parliament | No information available |
National Assembly (Suspended) | No information available | |
Suriname | National Assembly | 0 (2022) |
Sweden | Parliament | 27 (2020) |
Switzerland | National Council | 9 (2023) |
Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available |
Tajikistan | House of Representatives | No information available |
Thailand | House of Representatives | 25 (2023) |
Timor-Leste | National Parliament | 0 (2023) |
Togo | National Assembly | 0 (2020) |
Tonga | Legislative Assembly | 0 (2021) |
Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives | 21 (2020) |
Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives | 2 (2020) |
Turkmenistan | Assembly | No information available |
Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | No information available |
Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | 2 (2022) |
Uganda | Parliament | No information available |
Ukraine | Parliament | 301 (2022) |
United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | No information available |
United Kingdom | House of Commons | 295 (2023) |
United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | No information available |
United States of America | House of Representatives | No information available |
Uruguay | House of Representatives | 2 (2021) |
Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | No information available |
Vanuatu | Parliament | No information available |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | No information available |
Viet Nam | National Assembly | No information available |
Yemen | House of Representatives | No information available |
Zambia | National Assembly | 1 (2022) |
Zimbabwe | National Assembly | 40 (2020) |